Detachable hose tray



Ma 1112,1929. "G. DUESLER 1,704,825

DETACHABLE HOSE TRAY Fi led March 14, 1928 Patented Mar. lZ, 1929 I were stares GEORGE DUESLER, OF GLENDALE, CALIFOEBTIA LASgfilEGNUR TO INTERNATIONAL IvIOTOB COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N; 'Y A' CDRIURATION OF DELAWARE.

DETACHABLE nose TRAY.

Application filed March 14, 1928. SeriallNo. 261,505.

The present invention relates to devices for carryinghose upon a motor vehicle, particularly of the fire truck type. It is fre quently desirable, intime of lire, to carry a length of hose with fittings attacl ed and ready for service bodily to a given position or remove it from the truck, quickly and with very little dificulty. Heretofore; the rear of the hose wagon has been. provided with a body having anopen end, from the step of which iiremen have access to the length of hose carried in thebody. In removing the hose quickly, eare'must,be-taken' to avoid tangling thereof and considerable time is consumed. This invention has for an object the provision of a tray forreceiving hose,

the tray being carried by a remote portion of the vehicle so that the capacity of the hose body itself is not deereased,- and the tray will be available for service by a very slight operation of suitable controls. I V

A further object of the invention is to mounta hose tray upon a vehicle in a manner such that'it may be easily dropped from a vehicle while the latter. is moved Without injuring the tray. The particular manner of n'lounting the tray is by means of tracks engaged by rollers carried by the tray. By giving the tracks arearward and downward slant, thetray, when released, rolls down the tracks and is deposited upon the ground with only a very slight fall.

The invention will be understood more fully from the' accompanying drawings,

wherein y Figure l is a plan View, partly in section taken on line,1l of Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows. V

Figure 2 is aview in section, taken on direction of the arrows. I

33 of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows. p l v Referring to the drawings, a designates the rear axle and drive of an'iotor vehicle of the fire truck type carryingside frame members a. The usual flooring of the hose wagon is shown at b, the sides at c, and the hand rail at (Z. A rear step e is provided for the usual purposes and the: present in vention is incorporated inthis existing structure in the following manner.

Secured to the side frame members a the side frame members line 2-2 of Figure 1 and looking in the 1 spaced points on either sides of the vehicle,

are tracks f, g, f and 9. Tracks f and f" are mounted above the respective tracks (1 and g although the upper ends of all the tracksare mounted at the same level upon p a. The tracks 7' "I 'l s i L an 7 slope abruptlydownwardly t0 the under portion of the stepe, upon which all of thetracks are mounted at e. The tracks yandg'. slope gradually, from the side frame members tothe; forward portion of the step as shown clearly in Figure 2. The tracks are-formed of angle members although the portions of'the tracks f which slope abruptly downwardly are preferably provided with a protective flange toprevent the rollers from jumping, the tracks. Atray 72 of suitable dimensions, is provided at its four corners with rollers h mounted upon brackets 7: which-are secured to angle members 7L3 XlGllCllDg around the innerrim of the hose tray IL. 71, will engage the respective tracks and carry the tray under thevehicle frame in It will be seen that the rollers such manner that it may be readily removed- I The rearend of thetray is provided with, handles it? to facilitate moving the-trayfand strengthening strips 7t may be provided on the under side thereof to increase its strength.

When the tray is to be inserted the rear rollers h are inserted in the respective tracks g and g and the tray slid forward until the rear rollers h are ready to engage tracks f and f. The tray is thenslid into the position shown in dot and dash lines in Figure 2 at which timetrapdoor e israisedin order that the handles h 'may be grasped to lift the tray into the full lines in Figure 2;

y A shaft is mounted at therear of the frame and carries a ratchet wheel 2'" and pawl :5 Operatingleveri permits the shaft to be turned causing link i zfo move lever position shown in pivoted at i to the bottom of the flooring Z). Movement of lever 2' in aelockwise' direction starts the tray h on its downward movement, and after the rear rollers it start down the incline of tracks f and f, sufficient impetus is given'the tray to carry; it out of the tracks. and cause it to be deposited upon the-ground in backof tlrestep e. A. dog 21 carried, upon theshaft i, engages the rear of the tray to hold it in its'nested position within the frame. It will be seen that the dog '5 is removed simultaneously Withthe movement of lever to permitthe'tray to be discharged.

The dimensions of the tray are such that the drop from the level of the tracks to the ground is very slight, thus reducing the Wear upon the tray considerably and aiding materially in the dropping of the tray When the vein is traveling over the mac. It has been found that the tray can be dropped with the vehicle traveling at from fifteen to I twenty-five miles an hour Without failure;

The specific dimensions, or arrangements of parts may be variec to suit fire trucks and hose Wagons'of different types and the in vention is not to be limited, save as .deiined in the appended claims. i g

I, claim as my invention: I v

1. A vehicle frame, a hose tray, front and rear guide members mounted at either side and at the top of the tray, individual tracks mounted parallel to the frame members and receiving the guide members. one of said tracks being inclined a greater amount than the other, and means to hold the tray at the top of the inclined tracks in a concealed position.

2. A vehicle frame including side frame members, aho'se tray, tracks rearward cit the rear axle mounted longitudinally of the frame and spaced between the side frame members, inclines formed in the tracks from the frame members to a discharging posil. A vehicle frame including side frame members, a body thereon including a rear step, ahose tray, tracks mounted longitudinally oi? the frame and carried by each side frame member and the step, inclines formed in the tracks from the frame members to the ste 3, an )erture between the sten and bed hold the tray in a concealed position at the top of the inclines.

5. A vehicle frame including side frame member's, a hose tray, tracks mounted longitudinally er the frame and spaced between the side frame members at the rear thereof,

to provide access to the tray, and means said tracks being rez "ward of the rear axle and mounted one above the other at either 7 side of the frame, inclines formed-in the tracks-from the frame IHQIUlJBI'S'lZO a discharging position, and means to hold the tray at the top oi? the inclines.

" This specificationsigned this 20th day of February A. D.-l928.

' GEORGE DUESLER. 

